## translationWords

* [[en:tw:12tribesofisrael]]
* [[en:tw:Abraham]]
* [[en:tw:bless]]
* [[en:tw:bury]]
* [[en:tw:canaan]]
* [[en:tw:father]]
* [[en:tw:hittite]]
* [[en:tw:peoplegroup]]

## translationNotes

* **These are the twelve tribes of Israel** - "These" refers to the sons Jacob mentioned in 49:1-27. Each son became the leader of his own tribe.
* **Each one he blessed with an appropriate blessing** - AT: "He gave each son a fitting blessing" (See: [[:en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_order]])
* **I am about to go to my people.** - AT: "I am about to die." (See: [[en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_euphemism]])
* **he instructed them** - "he commanded them"
* **Ephron the Hittite** - See how you translated this in [[en:bible:notes:gen:23:10]].
* **Machpelah...Mamre** - See how you translated these in [[en:bible:notes:gen:23:17]].